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· 1/29/1886

Smyth v. Caswell

Citations

  • 65 Tex. 379
  • 1886 Tex. LEXIS 672

Syllabus

<p>1. Estates of decedents—Independent executor—Presentation of claim for allowance, before suit, not necessary—Pleading—It is not necessary, before suing an executor administering an estate independently of the county court, upon a claim against his testator, to present to him the claim for allowance, nor is it necessary, in such cases, to allege that the executor has assets out of which a judgment can be satisfied.</p> <p>2. Cases reviewed—Fulton v. Black (21 Tex. 425), and Walters v. Prestidge (30 Tex. 66), reviewed.</p> <p>3. Case approved—Pleasant v. Davidson (34 Tex., 459) cited and approved.</p>

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  • noting that Tenn. Code Ann. § 56–2–504(b) “was not by its own terms, however, intended to be an exclusive means of service of process on a foreign insurance corporation”
  • noting that Tenn. Code Ann. § 56–2–504(b) “was not by its own terms, however, intended to be an exclusive means of service of process on a foreign insurance corporation”
  • noting that Tenn. Code Ann. § 56–2–504(b) “was not by its own terms, however, intended to be an exclusive means of service of process on a foreign insurance corporation”

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